Political Wire has a tidbit on an upcoming Time poll that contains a political sucker punch for President George Bush — one of the worst pieces of news polling will have brought him yet:
Political Wire received an early copy of a new Time magazine poll that finds President Bush’s approval rating at 41% with 53% disapproving. This is down a point from the last poll two months ago.
Major drags on the President’s standing include: Iraq and high energy prices (each 45%),the federal budget deficit (39% say “very negative� impact), his handling of the economy (35%), and the failure of his social security initiative (32%).
Stunning: Of those who disapprove, 76% say they’re unlikely to change their minds about the president’s performance in the future.
It also notes that the poll shows that if the election was held today John Kerry would win — by one point. Democrats need to admit it: John Kerry was NOT a good candidate. Period.
Meanwhile, if polling shows people are unlikely to change their minds it indicates they’ve tuned out. And WHY would they have tuned out? We bet that when the history of this administration is written historians will focus on its enormous credibility problems — lumping it in the same catetory as the administrations of Democrat Lyndon Johnson and Republican Richard Nixon. This means getting out a message is going to be even tougher for Bush as he completes his final term.